• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: A rare case of obesity. Can it be Bardet‐Biedl Syndrome?
  • Contributor: Shrestha, Sandeep; Chaudhary, Nagendra
  • Published: Wiley, 2019
  • Published in: Clinical Case Reports, 7 (2019) 9, Seite 1725-1728
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2356
  • ISSN: 2050-0904
  • Keywords: General Medicine
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  • Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Bardet‐Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations like retinal dystrophy, obesity, polydactyly, mental retardation, hypogonadism, and renal dysfunction. We report a case of 14‐year‐old obese boy with poor scholastic performances, hypothyroidism, and poor vision diagnosed as BBS.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access